Described as Psychedelic/Folk/Jazz music this band will mesmerize you and send you into a dream world with sweet melodies and full sounds to tantalize your brain. This collaboration will have you snapping your fingers, singing along, dancing with your lover, and cuddling up to your closest friends.

Ashton Young and Vaughn Mortimer each weave their unique storytelling personalities into the fabric of the songs they write. With the addition of lead singer/flat-picker Kaden Powers, the boys have found a whole new and energetic sound. The lightning fast fingertips of classically-trained violinist Peter Kent and the smooth walking rhythm of bassist Keaton Soto-Olson provide a solid foundation to complete the ensemble. Whether you’re a sit-down toe-tapping listener or a get up and boogie dancer, The Outfit has what you need.

Alt country meets indie folk pop meets rock ‘n roll barn dance

Since forming in 2012, the band blends their favorite elements of vintage soul, funky ‘60s organ boogaloo, lowdown blues, dance music, and old-school R&B. Laura and producer-songwriter George Friend have created a unique style, winning numerous Detroit Music Awards, and heavily touring the U.S. Canada and Europe for the last eight years. Laura Rain’s voice soars as she weaves her own path through a classic, but thoroughly modern and funky sound, reimagining the r&b, gospel, and soul that the city made famous. Releasing a series of singles in 2020, the band grew their audience internationally through digital media. Their smooth retro soul single “Closer to the Win” received over 250,000 views on social media, with the single climbing the UK Soul chart and receiving accolades for its authentic feel and heartfelt vocal delivery. Recently, Laura Rain and the Caesars signed a deal with UK based LRK Records, with a debut single release of “Closer to the Win” and “If I Can’t Have You” on a vinyl 45, and culminating with their FIFTH full length album “Rise Again”, in 2022. Detroit has returned: strong, creative, inspiring, and always soulful.

“The world folk band stole the stage with a set that was less of a performance and more of an experience. Many of its songs weaved through various genres — starting as an Irish highland tune, then transitioning to a traditional Japanese song and ending with a bluegrass swing.” -localspins.com, John Sinkevics Thom Jayne ​ Over the years, Thom has been inspired by influences ranging from Tony Rice to Flamenco to Jethro Tull to Brazilian folk music. His eclectic style of guitar also draws from African influences where he has worked for 35 years as a Professor of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University. Thom has been part of Michigan’s music scene since the Lansing-based “Thom Jayne and the Nomads” emerged in the early 2000s with a hard-to-categorize blend of African, Celtic, jazz, and Latin influences. His first two releases, The Forgotten Conquest and Road Trip, both won WYCE Jammie Awards for best local World Beat CD of the year. His guitar features on several tracks by the Zambian singer Ballard Zulu. In addition to playing in Whorled, he is the guitarist in the traditional Celtic band Trillium. When not playing or listening to music, Thom enjoys communing with Spirit and nature, spending time with family and friends, and petting dogs. Keala Venema Keala is a multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle, guitar, tin whistle and Bodhran, the Irish drum. She has grown up playing in Irish and Bluegrass sessions for years and grew up being in bands such as Circling Shannon or The Barley Saints. She is a graduate from the Michigan Academy of Folk Music and now aspires to build community around the fiddle. She is the lead fiddle instructor at Michigan Academy of Folk Music as well as at Triumph Music Academy. In addition to her private teaching work, she has assisted or led fiddle string clinics for Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Great Lakes Music Camp Youth Academy, or with local youth orchestras. Her playing experiences draw from the opportunity to jam and attend fiddle camps across the country with Grammy award winning or nominated artists such as Jeremy Kittel, Darol Anger, David Greely and John Reischman, and now is a fiddle force in the Grand Rapids music scene playing music with jazz fusion band Candid Antics or occasionally filling in for folk acts Roosevelt Diggs, Hawks and Owls String Band, or Ben Traverse. In addition to music, Keala enjoys painting, making a good cappuccino and hanging out with her two parrots. Mariko Venema Mariko was classically trained on the piano since the age of five, but later in life was always drawn toward alternative forms of music. She began playing the accordion in late 2017 and delved into genres such as Irish, Old Time, Gypsy Jazz along with Brazilian, French and Italian traditional accordion styles. In her pursuit to increase her ability playing the accordion, Mariko’s passion led her to study under world class teachers Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix in both New Orleans and St-Sauves d’Auvergne, France. She has also studied under New Jersey based teacher Dallas Vietty who is one to the premiere Jazz accordionists in the nation. Mariko’s desire is to revive interest in the accordion by brand new forms of expressing her instrument. She also teaches piano and accordion in the Grand Rapids area to share her joy of music to the next generation.